page_title: Vanessa Low
hierarchical_section_title: Vanessa Low
caption_attribution_description: English: German Paralympic sprinter and long jumper Vanessa Low, seen here competing in the final of the T42 100 metre sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
context_page_description: Vanessa Low is a German-born Australian Paralympic athlete competing in T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in Germany, she gained Australian nationality in June 2017.
  In 2016, Low is the only actively competing female track athlete with two above knee amputations of her legs. Despite the severity of these amputations and despite her having to compete with athletes having one fully functional leg, she successfully made it to the Finals of all of her sprint and long jump competitions at both the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. In Rio she won the Gold medal with a 4.93m world record distance in the T42 long jump and a Silver medal in the T42 100m competition.
context_section_description: Vanessa Low (born 17 July 1990) is a German-born Australian Paralympic athlete competing in T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in Germany, she gained Australian nationality in June 2017.
  In 2016, Low is the only actively competing female track athlete with two above knee amputations of her legs. Despite the severity of these amputations and despite her having to compete with athletes having one fully functional leg, she successfully made it to the Finals of all of her sprint and long jump competitions at both the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. In Rio she won the Gold medal with a 4.93m world record distance in the T42 long jump and a Silver medal in the T42 100m competition.
caption: 100m T42 finals, 2012 Summer Paralympics
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